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Tamara Desni is a Actor Allemande born on 22 october 1913 at Berlin (German)

Tamara Desni

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Birth name Tamara Brodsky
Nationality German
Birth 22 october 1913 at Berlin (German)
Death 7 february 2008 (at 94 years) at Valence (France)

Tamara Desni (22 October 1913 – 7 February 2008) was a German-born British actress.

Biography

Born as Tamara Brodsky, the daughter of actress Xenia Desni, Tamara Desni was born in Berlin.

She studied ballet as a child and appeared on stage and in several German films. She married a dentist while a teenager, although they divorced before Desni landed her first London acting role in 1931 in the musical White Horse Inn. She followed this up with another leading role in the musical Casanova, featuring music by Johann Strauss, Jr.

Desni's film career took off in 1933 with Falling for You, and continued through 1950. Other film credits include Dick Barton at Bay, The Torso Murder Mystery, Fire Over England and Hell's Cargo.

Usually with

John Argyle
John Argyle
(3 films)
Morton Selten
Morton Selten
(4 films)
Jack Hulbert
Jack Hulbert
(2 films)
Walter Summers
Walter Summers
(2 films)
William K. Howard
William K. Howard
(2 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Tamara Desni (15 films)

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Actress

Dick Barton at Bay
Dick Barton at Bay (1950)
, 1h8
Directed by Godfrey Grayson
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Science fiction, Action, Adventure, Spy, Crime
Themes Spy films
Actors Don Stannard, Tamara Desni, Meinhart Maur, Campbell Singer, John Arnatt, Patrick Macnee
Roles Anna
Rating45% 2.2616452.2616452.2616452.2616452.261645
Dick Barton doit retrouver un scientifique qui a été kidnappé. Il serait l'inventeur d'un rayon mortel que se convoitent plusieurs puissances mondiales.
Flight from Folly
Flight from Folly (1945)
, 1h34
Directed by Herbert Mason
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Musical
Themes Musical films
Actors Pat Kirkwood, Hugh Sinclair, Tamara Desni, Jean Gillie, A. E. Matthews, Charles Goldner
Roles Nina

When his muse and girlfriend Nina (Tamara Desni) takes off with a continental lothario, composer and playwright Clinton Clay (Sinclair) is devastated and turns to drink for solace. His doctor (Sydney Howard) tries, with the help of Clinton's butler Neville (A. E. Matthews), to get him to pull himself together but all attempts fail as Clinton's behaviour becomes ever more unbalanced and every nurse they engage is sent on her way by him in quick order.
Fire Over England
Fire Over England (1937)
, 1h32
Directed by William K. Howard, René Clair
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, War, Adventure, Historical, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Politique, Transport films, Political films, Films about royalty
Actors Laurence Olivier, Vivien Leigh, Flora Robson, Leslie Banks, Raymond Massey, Robert Newton
Roles Elena
Rating64% 3.244883.244883.244883.244883.24488
During the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, England is concerned by the impending arrival of the Spanish Armada. In 1588, relations between Spain and England are at breaking point. With the support of Queen Elizabeth I (Flora Robson), English privateers such as Sir Francis Drake regularly capture Spanish merchantmen bringing gold from the New World.
The Squeaker
The Squeaker (1937)
, 1h17
Directed by William K. Howard
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Crime, Romance
Actors Edmund Lowe, Sebastian Shaw, Ann Todd, Robert Newton, Tamara Desni, Allan Jeayes
Roles Tamara
Rating60% 3.046243.046243.046243.046243.04624
London's thieves are at the mercy of a super fence, who is in on every big jewellry robbery in the city. If the thieves won't split the loot with him, 'The Squeaker' shops them to the Police. A disgraced ex-detective believes there may be an opportunity to clear his name if he can capture 'The Squeaker'.
The Diplomatic Lover
The Diplomatic Lover (1934)

Directed by Anthony Kimmins
Genres Musical
Themes Musical films
Actors Harold French, Tamara Desni, Davy Burnaby, Morton Selten, Reginald Gardiner, Peggy Novak
Roles Helen

A young ambitious British diplomat goes to take up his post in an embassy abroad.